Our sermon text for this coming Lord’s Day will be Acts 28:1-10. This is a record of how the 276 survivors from the shipwreck interacted with the “barbarians” (KJV, ASV) from the island of Malta.
If you’re up for a little homework, here are some things to study.
1. Who, according to the first century Romans, were “barbarians”?
2. What is the Malta-Fever (aka “Maltese Fever”) and how does it apply to our text?
3. Who were the “twin gods” mentioned in verse 11?
4. Describe the religious beliefs of the natives/barbarians on Malta (hint: look at verses 4 and 6).